Topic:Population and Settlement Case Study: Change in Retail Service Provision Location:Chesterfield, UK. Geographical Keywords • Catchment area – the area from which people come to shop in a place. • Convenience goods – goods that people buy frequently for everyday needs such as groceries. • Consumer goods –specialist goods that people buy such as furniture and electrical goods. • Service industry – tertiary industry that provides a service to people such as shops. • CBD –Central Business District • Brownfield site – land that has previously been used. Case Study Detail Background Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, United Kingdom. It lies 24 miles (39 km) north of Derby and has a population of 103,800 (2011), making it the largest town in Derbyshire. Chesterfield received its market charter in 1204 (as it sits on the confluence of between the rivers Rother and Hipper) and has a moderate sized market on three days a week. The town sits on a large coalfield which formed a major part of the area's economy until the s. Now the area’s economy relies on the retail and tourism service industry.
